The Lost Treasures of The Smokies

⛈️⁠Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️✨New stories are added every Saturday @ 5 PM EST. Be sure to follow & subscribe to be notified of the latest episode! ✨Tonight, we search for gold in them there hills of The Great Smoky Mountain National Park. 🪙⛏️📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains? Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line?Give me a holler! Send your story to [email protected] and your encounter might be featured on a future Eerie Encounters episode. 👀 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READINGThis episode draws from regional history, Appalachian folklore, and documented accounts of mining activity and lost treasure legends in the Great Smoky Mountains.⛏️ PRIMARY LEGEND SOURCESmoky Mountain Camping — Legend of the Lost Smoky Mountain Gold Mine at Greenbrierhttps://www.smokymountaincamping.com/blog/legend-of-the-lost-smoky-mountain-gold-mine-at-greenbrier/🌲 REGIONAL LEGENDS & FOLKLOREVisit My Smokies — Great Smoky Mountain Myths & Legendshttps://www.visitmysmokies.com/blog/smoky-mountains/great-smoky-mountain-myths-legends/Hearthside Cabin Rentalshttps://www.hearthsidecabinrentals.com/blog/smoky-mountains/legends-myths-smoky-mountains/🏛️ HISTORICAL CONTEXTNational Park Servicehttps://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/historyculture/index.htmTennessee State Library and Archiveshttps://sos.tn.gov/tsla🌲 APPALACHIAN HISTORYAppalachian Historyhttps://www.appalachianhistory.net